Archive - Richard Land
Shining the light on North Korea
The worst country in the world for a person to wake up in the morning is North Korea, where all of the citizens that are not part of the totalitarian state government apparatus are prisoners. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 24, 2007 - topic(s): Citizenship, Human Rights, Persecution, Religious Liberty
What’s “fair” about the Fairness Doctrine?
The rhetoric over the need for new government regulations assuring fairness in the media is heating up, and Americans who don’t want the government to be the speech police need to tune into the debate. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 17, 2007 - comments: 9 - topic(s): Citizenship, Legislation, Religious Liberty
The Devil’s Playground
Pornography is like a ravenous cancer destroying modern society. It is one of the most wicked and powerful weapons in Satan’s arsenal as he seeks to encourage an ever-increasing sexual lust that enslaves and consumes its victims. more »
by: Richard Land - Jul 15, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Pornography
To Whom Do You Pledge Your Allegiance?
It is not heretical to display the Christian flag along with the American flag in a church auditorium—as long as the church members’ primary allegiance is to the One for whom the Christian flag represents and their secondary allegiance is to the American flag. more »
by: Richard Land - Jun 28, 2007 - comments: 8 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
Are You an American Idol-ator?
The phrase “God and country” means different things to different people, but when it is invoked to draw the color line between red and blue—while standing on the red side—it usually means something roughly like this: “God made this country great, and as long as we are a Christian nation, God is on our side.” more »
by: Richard Land - Jun 5, 2007 - comments: 1 - topic(s): Faith, Bible, Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, Church and State, Religious Liberty
The source of integrity
What does it mean to be a person of integrity? Scripture tells us such a goal is a worthy pursuit: Better a poor man who lives with integrity than a rich man who distorts right and wrong (Prov. more »
by: Richard Land - Jun 1, 2007 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Faith, Bible
Let Us Not Forget
Memorial Day, perhaps more than any other holiday, was born out of human grief and human necessity. While American soldiers fell in the Revolutionary War, in the War of 1812, and in the various conflicts of our young nation, the great bloodletting that defines us as a people and that forged modern America was the Civil War. more »
by: Richard Land - Jun 1, 2007 - comments: 3 - topic(s): Citizenship, Christian Citizenship, National, War
BSafe
Practical tools are a necessity in the battle against pornography, especially for parents. In particular, Internet filtering and parental control software are essential to protect families and individuals from the dangers lurking on the Internet. more »
by: Richard Land - May 15, 2007 - topic(s): Family, Addictions, Parenting, Sexual Purity, Pornography, Issues
Hate Crimes, The Thought Police, and Religious Freedom
The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (H.R. 1592), which passed in the House of Representatives in a veto-susceptible vote of 237-180, could well lead to serious infringements of our First Amendment freedom of speech protections in the United States. more »
by: Richard Land - May 9, 2007 - comments: 70 - topic(s): Family, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality, Citizenship, Legislation, National, Religious Liberty
A nation in prayer: Remembering the Virginia Tech community
The April 16 massacre on the Virginia Tech campus is a brutal reminder that life is fragile and that evil exists in our world.
The young people and others in the university community, as well as the students’ families across the U.S., are struggling to make any kind of sense out of this devastating act of violence. more »
by: Richard Land - Apr 17, 2007 - comments: 4 - topic(s): Faith, Life